Bills Halls, right, with the WSMR Directorate of Public Works, talks with a heavy equipment operator after clearing Headquarters Avenue of rocks washed over by the flooding. The high water forced officials to close the road temporarily.

A group of over 40 children, between the ages of 4 and 11, accepted a Top Secret mission at White Sands Missile Range Sept. 19. The children suited up in their “fatigues” and were escorted by their squad leader to Camp Liberty, also known as the 2nd Engineer Battalion Headquarters, to accomplish the details of […]

Standing out in the middle of the desert in the darkest hours of the night, waiting to capture a speeding missile is what Danny Saenz, Chief of the Electronic Documentation Branch at WSMR’s Visual Information, knows all too well. “All that is fun, it’s what we do,” Saenz said. Saenz has been working with Visual […]

The Post Exchange is now offering more products to accommodate post residents when the commissary is closed and when driving into town is not an option. “Sometimes emergencies happen, we want to give residents enough to get by on an emergency type basis,” said Ray Emils, Fort Bliss Exchange General Manager. “We want to be […]

Floods are one of the most common hazards in the United States, however not all floods are alike. Some floods develop slowly, while others such as flash floods, can develop in just a few minutes and without visible signs of rain. Additionally, floods can be local, impacting a neighborhood or community, or very large, affecting […]

Local active duty and emergency services members shared their reasons for joining the military, their 9/11 memories, and the significance of the day during a Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance ceremony Sept. 11. The group of 12 local heroes included Soldiers from McAfee U.S. Army Health Clinic and the 2nd Engineer […]

The 573rd Clearance Company spent two weeks at McGregor Range this month testing their skills and proficiency at mounted and dismounted explosive hazard clearance, which includes the locating and neutralization of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and mines. The training was facilitated by Task Force Rampant and consisted of Fundamentals of Route Clearance (FORC), high intensity […]

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Through the efforts of the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) Cultural Resource Management staff, 40 years of WSMR's own newspaper, Wind and Sand (1950 to 1969) and the Missile Ranger (1969 to 1990) are now available for viewing.